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Karl Chevrolet owners donate $1 million to DMACC to expand auto tech center

Carl and Penny Moyer, owners of Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny, today donated $1 million to Des Moines Area Community College toward a renovation and expansion of DMACC’s automotive technology facility. When completed in fall 2020, …

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49 districts, schools to receive funds for computer science teacher training

Forty-nine Iowa school districts and schools will receive money from a new $1 million fund to build their computer science teacher workforce, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The funding is part of a broader effort to expand …

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Companies seek to raise $450,000 for computer science in schools project

Elementary students in a half-dozen low-income areas of Iowa will get access to innovative computer science instruction through an initiative announced today by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The initiative will get startup funding from …

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ISU’s Science Bound program receives diversity award

The Science Bound program at Iowa State University was honored for inspiring and encouraging a new generation of underrepresented students to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Science Bound received a …

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Iowa Illinois Safety Council to pilot Alive at 25 driving program at Dowling

Dowling Catholic High School and the Iowa Illinois Safety Council are partnering to pilot Alive at 25, a driving program geared toward inexperienced drivers. The pilot session for incoming freshmen, sponsored by State Farm insurance, …

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Schultz to lead Loras College’s premedical program

Loras College in Dubuque has hired Dr. Ulrike Schultz as director of its new postbaccalaureate premedical program and prehealth professions adviser. Loras launched its one-year, postbaccalaureate premedical program in January. It’s specifically designed for individuals …

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ISU-based forensic data center earns top award from American Statistical Association

A forensic evidence center led by Iowa State University faculty received top honors from the American Statistical Association, the university announced last week. Based at ISU, the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) …

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Tippie to ring NYSE closing bell

Henry B. Tippie, the namesake of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business and lead director of global consumer and commercial services company Rollins Inc., rang today’s closing bell on the New York Stock …

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Businessolver opens Dallas office

West Des Moines-based Businessolver Inc. announced it has opened an office in the Dallas metro area to serve as its southern U.S. hub. Jon Shanahan, Businessolver’s president and CEO, said the move brings the company physically closer …

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Drake accepting applications for online MBA, MPA programs

Drake University is now accepting applications for its new online Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration degree programs, which will begin this month. The online MBA and MPA are 39- and 36-credit …